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ghicit
guessed /ɡiˈtʃit/
verb#4343 most common
Also: figured out, divined, fortune-telling (as a noun)
Example sentences
Am ghicit!
I guessed it!
Ai ghicit vârsta mea.
You guessed my age.
Nu a ghicit niciun răspuns corect.
He didn't guess a single correct answer.
Secretul a fost ușor de ghicit.
The secret was easy to guess.
Ghicitul în palmă este considerat superstiție de mulți oameni.
Palm reading is seen as superstition by many people.
Deși nimeni nu-i spusese nimic, bătrâna părea să fi ghicit exact ce se întâmplase.
Although no one had told her anything, the old woman seemed to have guessed exactly what had happened.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ghicesc | ghicii | voi ghici |
| 2sg | ghicești | ghiciși | vei ghici |
| 3sg | ghicește | ghici | va ghici |
| 1pl | ghicim | ghicirăm | vom ghici |
| 2pl | ghiciți | ghicirăți | veți ghici |
| 3pl | ghicesc | ghiciră | vor ghici |
Word family
a ghicito guess, to divine
ghicitoareriddle; also a female fortune-teller
ghicitormale fortune-teller
ghicitfortune-telling, divinationEtymology
Ghicit is the past participle of the verb a ghici, meaning to guess or to tell fortunes. Its origin is debated: some Romanian dictionaries list it as unknown, while others trace it to a Slavic root tied to guessing and divination. The meaning has stayed close to that root, covering both everyday guessing games and folk fortune-telling.
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